An invitation has gone out to scuba divers who might be considering getting involved in underwater operations to remove ghost-fishing gear in the UK but are unsure how to set about it. Read more...

Leading light of the UK dive industry John Womack Senior of long-established manufacturer Otter Drysuits has died, following a long illness. Read more...

A combination of circumstances including a mismatched valve and hose led to an uncontrolled feet-first ascent and the death of a newly qualified scuba diver off Scotland's north-east coast four years ago. Read more...

Diving safaris to the Brother Islands in the Red Sea have been prohibited by Egyptian authorities from 7 December until the start of the New Year. Read more...

Seven underwater images are among a shortlist of 25 photographs as London's Natural History Museum (NHM) invites the public to have their say in that annual continuation of its Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, the People’s Choice Award. Read more...

The first Baa Atoll Manta Festival has been held in the Maldives, aimed at involving the local community and especially its younger people in appreciating and protecting the famed UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Read more...

A wreck-site can be visited regularly by scuba divers yet still warrant proper archaeological investigation, says the USA’s National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Read more...

Four historic wrecks off Rhode Island on the USA’s north-east coast have been used to test new technology that is said to render seabed and wreck images in 30 times more detail than conventional sonar scanning. Read more...

An archaeological survey of Poole Bay’s Valentine tank wrecks by Purbeck Sub Aqua Club has won it recognition – in the form of the Nautical Archaeology Society’s 2018 Adopt a Wreck Award. Read more...